
When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds. Of course, Deeds' sincere naiveté has Babe falling in love with him instead. Ultimately, Deeds comes to fi... (Full plot summary below)
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When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds. Of course, Deeds' sincere naiveté has Babe falling in love with him instead. Ultimately, Deeds comes to find that money truly has the power to change things, but it doesn't necessarily need to change him.
Leave your thoughts about Mr. Deeds.
| KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX)Danny MintonI loved the laughter, but I hated the boredom in between the laughs. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordTurturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a 'very sneaky' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts |
| CNN.comPaul Clinton (CNN.com)If you're over 25, have an IQ over 90, and have a driver's license, you should be able to find better entertainment. |
| Modamag.comBrian OrndorfYou'll laugh, hard too, and in this world, why would you want to turn down an opportunity like that? |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovAdam Sandler is not funny. Nothing he does is funny. His movies, with a couple exceptions, aren't funny. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisSurprisingly sweet and, dare we say it, old-fashioned, with an engaging sense of humor that's a definite improvement on lame, lowbrow efforts such as "Little Nicky." |
| Supercala.comJohn VenableSee it with someone you love...or at least someone who enjoys Sandler. |
| Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)Jeffrey WesthoffMr. Deeds" oddly enough is enjoyable while it follows Capra's outline. Only when it goes its own way in the third act does the comedy fall apart. |
| eFilmCritic.comErik ChildressFans can rejoice that Mr. Deeds is a close third behind Happy Gilmore and The Wedding Singer on Sandler's list of quality credits. |
| Miami HeraldConnie OgleSurprisingly sweet and, dare we say it, old-fashioned. |